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March 26, 2015

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While scanning through the news that had come in over the weekend something jumped out at me — the growing role of women in agriculture. The two headlines that caught my eye were "Women Play Key Roles in Agriculture Jobs," from The Herald Journal in Logan, Utah, and "AGCO Celebrates Formation of First Women in Manufacturing Chapter in Minnesota," from the Daily Globe in Worthingon, Minn. Read More

While the future of ethanol is facing an uncertain future as the political battles about its usefulness continue, last year most U.S. ethanol producers were swimming in profits like they have never experienced. Read More

ERS’s current farm income forecast for 2014 includes $4.4 billion in Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) payments, an over 700% increase from total LFP payments made during the previous 5 years combined. Read More

Digi-Star, a leader in agricultural solutions involving weight sensors and control systems for feeding, planting, fertilizer and harvest equipment manufacturers, will continue to be based in Fort Atkinson, Wis., with its acquisition by Topcon. Read More

The new 5,360 square foot facility will offer a selection of compact construction and ag equipment. The location will also bring Ziegler parts and service support closer to the surrounding area. Read More

Vermeer Corp. recently announced that Nathan Guess has been named managing director of Forage Solutions and Mark Core has been named executive vice president of Forage and Lifecycle Solutions. Read More

Steve Kaufman, Integrated Solutions manager with PrairieLand Partners, a 9-store John Deere dealership in Kansas, shares the process of how the Integrated Solutions department grew from the earliest years. What began as AMS support on cellphones eventually evolved into a call center. Today, the department produces customized reports based the data each customer collects in their own fields and helps the customer understand and use that data to make management decisions. Read More

Herder is a manufacturer of flail mowers and other ag implements sold direct and through dealers to the sugar cane, orchard and other agricultural markets, as well as for roadside maintenance. Read More

Events

Jerkins Creative Consulting is holding a training class focused on training and developing Aftermarket Parts and Service Managers with the skills necessary to lead an effective aftermarket department. The primary goal of this course, designed specifically for parts and service managers, is to provide students with the foundational skill sets required for these positions in the dealership.

Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is the world’s largest seller of used equipment for the construction, transportation, agriculture, material handling, energy, mining, forestry, marine and other industries.